Category Archives: legal thriller

Involuntary Witness

Posted on February 12, 2015 by beckylindroos

Involuntary Witness by Gianrico Carofiglio  (Italian) translated by Patrick Creagh 2002 /290 pages read by Sean Barrett 7h 30m rating:  B+ / crime –  legal thriller This is the first book in the Guido Guerrieri series – it takes place in … Continue reading →

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A Plague of Secrets

Posted on January 24, 2015 by beckylindroos

A Plague of Secrets by John Lescroart (Dismas Hardy #13) 2009 / 512 pages read by David Caldacci  15h 33m rating – B+ / crime I’m almost caught up on the Dismas Hardy books – 3 left but two are narrated … Continue reading →

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Guilt

Posted on October 23, 2014 by beckylindroos

Guilt by John Lescroart 1996/ 656 pages read by David Colacci 18h 10m rating: A / crime I think I’m finishing up novels of John Lescroart – the ones which are available in audio format and read by Colacci, anyway.  I’m going slowly … Continue reading →

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The Ophelia Cut

Posted on November 29, 2013 by beckylindroos

The Ophelia Cut by John Lescroart (#14 in the Dismas Hardy series) 2013/432 pages read by David Colacci 16h 20m rating:  A /crime I enjoy Lescroart for some good solid crime fiction.  Dismas Hardy the protagonist for this series is … Continue reading →

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Sycamore Row

Posted on October 31, 2013 by beckylindroos

Sycamore Row by John Grisham 2013/464 pages read by Michael Beck rating  A+ /  legal thriller Grisham is back!   For awhile there it looked like he’d permanently changed his genre but with the last book,   The Racketeer,  and … Continue reading →

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Sandrine’s Case

Posted on September 3, 2013 by beckylindroos

Sandrine’s Case by Thomas Cook 2013/352 pages read by Brian Holsopple / 10h. Rating: A  /literary legal crime This is my first Thomas Cook book but I have a feeling it may not be my last.  Also,  I’m a sucker … Continue reading →

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The Second Chair

Posted on July 9, 2013 by beckylindroos

The Second Chair  (Dismas Hardy #10) by John Lescroart (US) 2003 / 624 pages read by David Colacci – 14h 11m rating:  A / crime fiction I was reading he Dismas Hardy books in order until I came to the … Continue reading →

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The Hearing

Posted on June 21, 2013 by beckylindroos

The Hearing  (Dismas Hardy #7) by John Lescroart (US) 1999 / 656 pages read by Robert Lawrence 14h 59m Rating:  C – crime Come to find out that Abe Glitsky has an illegitimate grown daughter who has been found dead on … Continue reading →

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Nothing But the Truth

Posted on June 13, 2013 by beckylindroos

Nothing But the Truth by John Lescroart (US) 1999 / 464 pages Read by David Colaccci 16h 34m Rating – C/crime Number 6 in the Dismas Hardy series and Colacci does a fine job reading.  Hardy’s wife,  Frannie is very … Continue reading →

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A Case Against Redemption

Posted on June 6, 2013 by beckylindroos

A Case Against Redemption by Adam Metzner 2013 / 336 pages Read by Kevin T. Collins 10h 50m Rating: A- I looked forward to this book since I heard it was coming out because I so enjoyed the author’s earlier A … Continue reading →

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The Mercy Rule

Posted on April 18, 2013 by beckylindroos

The Mercy Rule (#5 of Dismas Hardy) by John Lescroart 1998 – 640 pages read by David Colacci 18h 3m rating – B+ I was smitten by the reviews of another group member and wanted to get back to the Dismas … Continue reading →

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The Racketeer

Posted on October 26, 2012 by beckylindroos

The Racketeer by John Grisham 2012 / 352 pages read by J.D. Jackson – 12h 45m rating – A- I think Grisham is having fun again.  The Racketeer is the very imaginative story of a black lawyer,  Malcolm Bannister, who … Continue reading →

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